at last, I got out for a long ride today. It wasn't the Donna Buang, Toolangi, Kinglake ride I'd planned, as I needed to meet the better half in Mornington, to suss out our wedding venue. BUT I wasn't gonna be deterred, so a quick look at google maps, and I'd figured out a route. Even though I wasn't able to climb as much as I'd have liked, it was a fantastic ride.150.44km (longest ever for me), in 7 hours 7 minutes elapsed time, 5hrs 58 ride time, 25.2kmh average, 2185 metres climbed.

at last, I got out for a long ride today. It wasn't the Donna Buang, Toolangi, Kinglake ride I'd planned, as I needed to meet the better half in Mornington, to suss out our wedding venue. BUT I wasn't gonna be deterred, so a quick look at google maps, and I'd figured out a route. Even though I wasn't able to climb as much as I'd have liked, it was a fantastic ride.150.44km (longest ever for me), in 7 hours 7 minutes elapsed time, 5hrs 58 ride time, 25.2kmh average, 2185 metres climbed.

copied from the 6k thread:"conquered Mt Donna Buang yesterday, as part of a 104km loop. Met a bloke (when he caught me...) about 4km up, and am very grateful for him dragging me up the next 4! And Scott from Windsor, you were right... there was 10km of unsealed road between Donna Buang and Healesville. I'd planned my route, so thought what the hell, how bad can it be! Well, after realising it was 3 degrees at the top, and my hands gradually freezing on the way down, not being able to pedal to warm up, cos I didn't want to go too fast, and riding on a damp dirt road for 10km downhill on road tyres, I realised just how bad! All up though, it was a fantastic day, 5 hrs riding time, and a sense of achievment after completing the climb.Highly recommend to anyone wanting a challenging enjoyable climb, and a great area to be riding in.http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/ya ... a-junction

This morning I picked up a KOM. Go me! It's just a short climb with a rider count of around 80 and my wife is QOM on the same segment. Well when I told her she instantly said she was going to beat my time. I think she will because she is a better climber than me.

PA wrote:This morning I picked up a KOM. Go me! It's just a short climb with a rider count of around 80 and my wife is QOM on the same segment. Well when I told her she instantly said she was going to beat my time. I think she will because she is a better climber than me.

PA wrote:This morning I picked up a KOM. Go me! It's just a short climb with a rider count of around 80 and my wife is QOM on the same segment. Well when I told her she instantly said she was going to beat my time. I think she will because she is a better climber than me.

rollin66 wrote:First wet ride this arvo, scenic 45km along the river in constant drizzel. Not bad - 80+ days of riding this year and the first time my bike has gotten wet.

Perth weather really sucks

I ahh ahem.... avoided that rain and visited Clackline, Northam, Grass Valley, York & Beverley and then back to Clackline via York. It was almost completely dry up there on Saturday and bone dry at the finish.

Driving (rare for me ) back to Perth it started p*****g down on Gt E Hwy Bypass near the airport.42mm of rain at our place then another 9mm yesterday.

so April has come to an end.. Here's where my year's at:Total rides: 62 (April 13)Total Km's: 2636 (April 540)Total Meters climbed: 52191 (April 11226)As predicted, the years' stats are falling away each month... but I'm still enjoying each and every ride!

It was wet and it was cloudy and it was cool and it was in Chidlow and no-one was around to see it. But it was still good to have recorded my 18,000th km. It made the rest of the ride decidedly warmer.

ColinOldnCranky wrote:It was wet and it was cloudy and it was cool and it was in Chidlow and no-one was around to see it. But it was still good to have recorded my 18,000th km. It made the rest of the ride decidedly warmer.

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